Delivery | Mean of delivery in English Dictionary

/dɪˈlɪvəri/

• Noun
• the act of taking something to a person or place
1. The delivery is scheduled for this morning.
2. The supermarket makes deliveries [=takes goods to customers] for free within 30 miles of the store.
3. The restaurant doesn't do deliveries. [=does not take food to customers]
4. The company offers free delivery with orders over $100.
5. She does the mail delivery [=she delivers the mail] on my street.
6. a delivery truck/service [=a truck/service that delivers something]
7. Someone has to be home to accept/receive delivery of the package.
8. Payment is due on delivery of the goods. [=when you receive the goods]
9. Allow six weeks for delivery.
• something that is taken to a person or place
1. The store got a delivery [=shipment] of shirts yesterday.
• the act or process of giving birth
1. The baby weighed almost seven pounds at the time of delivery.
2. the delivery room [=a special room in a hospital where women give birth to babies]
3. The doctor expects it to be a routine delivery.
4. The doctor has had three deliveries today.

• the way someone says something officially or publicly
1. The joke was funny, but his delivery was terrible.
2. I need to work on my delivery before I give the speech.
• the way a ball is thrown in baseball or cricket
1. The pitchers have similar deliveries.
2. a high delivery
• to receive (something that is being delivered to you)
1. The city will take delivery of the vehicles tomorrow.